Historical and Biographical Reports List Textbook and Web Resources. You begin research on and author and time period of one of the short stories. You will present your finding to the class.
Focus:
The goal of this project is to connect the historical period and the author's background to the short story you are studying. A good way to do this is to identify and explain how the theme of the story was influenced by the factors you researched.
Requirements:
1. Put together a 5-7 minute presentation about the author, time period, theme, plot events, and lesson of your story you are studying.
2. Include visuals of characters, setting, symbols or other literary terms found in your setting.
3. Every group member must participate.
Question to Guide Your Research: Slides one and two: A. Who is he/she (your author)? Biographical history of your author needed.
family/childhood
education
jobs held
B. What did he/she believe?
religion
philosophy
C. What major events shaped the time period?
before lifetime
during lifetime
D. What maor figures influence the time period?
politics
religion
arts
entertainment Slides two and three: . Title of your story with and illustration
time period
themes
characters
sequence of events (plot line) Show plot line and sequence of Events Slides four and five 6. Lessons to be learned (illustration
Literary terms to be learned Slides six and seven 7. Vocabulary to be learned (10 words) definitions, part of speech, and complete sentences
Add additional slides if needed
You begin research on and author and time period of one of the short stories. You will present your finding to the class.
Focus:
The goal of this project is to connect the historical period and the author's background to the short story you are studying. A good way to do this is to identify and explain how the theme of the story was influenced by the factors you researched.
Requirements:
1. Put together a 5-7 minute presentation about the author, time period, theme, plot events, and lesson of your story you are studying.
2. Include visuals of characters, setting, symbols or other literary terms found in your setting.
3. Every group member must participate.
Question to Guide Your Research:
Slides one and two: A. Who is he/she (your author)? Biographical history of your author needed.
family/childhood
education
jobs held
B. What did he/she believe?
religion
philosophy
C. What major events shaped the time period?
before lifetime
during lifetime
D. What maor figures influence the time period?
politics
religion
arts
entertainment
Slides two and three: . Title of your story with and illustration
time period
themes
characters
sequence of events (plot line) Show plot line and sequence of Events
Slides four and five 6. Lessons to be learned (illustration
Literary terms to be learned
Slides six and seven 7. Vocabulary to be learned (10 words) definitions, part of speech, and complete sentences
Add additional slides if needed